Contemporary Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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Period: 1970s
Style: Contemporary
Hemingway, Opening Night Studio 54, New York, NY, 1977
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition 1 of 20
After 30 years on West 11th Street, The Robin Rice Gallery celebrates its first ever exhibition for Robin...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Metal
Muhammad Ali / 5th Street Gym, Miami Beach - Contact Sheet, Black and White
Located in Denton, TX
Muhammad Ali / 5th Street Gym - Miami Beach by Al Satterwhite is a black and white contact sheet of a photoshoot following the famous boxer. Many iconic photographs of Muhammad Ali a...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bruce Springsteen
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Bruce Springsteen standing on the boardwalk in front of the Empress Hotel in Asbury Park, NJ. 1979
This photograph was used as the single sleeve cov...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
TV Chicago
Located in Zurich, CH
Balthasar BURKHARD (1944–2010, Switzerland)
TV Chicago, 1977
Silver gelatin print on Baryta paper, artist's wooden frame
Sheet 108 x 132 cm (42 1/2 x 52 in.)
From an edition of 5
A G...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Western Flare
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Western Flare
Terrence Moore
Photograph, Archival Pigment Print
Size: 23 x 34.5 inches
SPECIAL EDITION OF 25, PRICE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Terrence Moore ha...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Crossing the Suez Canal, Yom Kippur War by Micha Bar-Am, 1973
By Micha Bar-Am
Located in Denton, TX
Crossing the Suez Canal, Yom Kippur War by Micha Bar-Am presents a brief moment of joy amidst a dark time. Two men smile while riding in a car, with other men looking onward with a b...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York City, Policewoman Playing Tag with Children, Street Photography 1970s
Located in New york, NY
Policewoman Playing Tag, New York City, 1978 by Leonard Freed, is a 16” x 20” gelatin silver photograph from the photographer's Police Work series and book. The photograph from the estate is stamped verso (back of photo) and signed by Brigitte Freed (widow). This is a black and white modern photograph...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Keith Richards "Airplane"
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Keith Richards getting off airplane during "Exile on Main St." tour. 1972
Signed by photographer.
Limited Edition photograph.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Self Portrait in Leather Harness I
By Peter Berlin
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in Leather Harness I
c. 1970s
Signed in black ink, l.r.
Vintage gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm), sheet
10.75 x 7 ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bette Midler, Concord Pavilion
By Tamara F
Located in New York, NY
Tamara F Bette Midler, Concord Pavilion
late 1970s/early 1980s
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso
Digital C-print
14 x 11 inches
(Ed...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - estate print
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971
Posthumuous c type estate print with digital signature
72 x 108 inches
Edition ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Sunny Side Out, Photograph by Michael DeCamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael DeCamp, American (1928 - 2013)
Title: Sunny Side Out
Year: circa 1975
Medium: Photograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 50
Image Si...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Liza Minnelli posing in Halston's Apartment
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance issued by Christie’s.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation num...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mick Jagger-NYC - 1972
By Bob Gruen
Located in North Adams, MA
Silkscreen in 7 colors with diamond dust
40 x 54 inches
2-Ply Museum Board
Edition of 50
2014
Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. F...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Screen
Untitled (Alan in the Barn), New Hampshire
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Alan in the Barn), New Hampshire
1975
Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso
Vintage gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches, sheet
Edition of 3
20 x 16 inches, sheet...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Debbie Harry Performance 1977
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Lynn Goldsmith Limited Edition of 20 ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pink Trailer Tilt, North Carolina by Ken Brown, 1976, Ektacolor, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Pink Trailer Tilt, North Carolina by Ken Brown is a 9 1/4 x 13 1/2 inch Ektacolor print. This photograph features a ticket booth with painted leaning figures...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Color
EUR - Vintage Offset by Franco Fontana - 1979
Located in Roma, IT
EUR is a beautiful offset realized by Franco Fontana .
Very Good conditions.
Colored poster from a photograph by Franco Fontana (Modena, 1933), one of the Italian most famous conte...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Offset
Joni Mitchell 1974
Located in Toronto, ON
Hand Signed by Barrie Wentzell
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Piero Braglia - Vintage Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Dino Zoff - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Roberto Boninsegna - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of the Soccer Players Anastasi and Chiarugi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Giacinto Facchetti - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Olympia.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of the Soccer Players Spinosi and Boninsegna - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Giuseppe Savoldi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Franco Causio - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Johan Cruyff - Vintage Photo - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph depicting Johan Cryuff while training.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Johan Cruyff - Vintage Photo - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph of Johann Cruyff while playing.
Copyright Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gaetano Scirea - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paolo Rossi in Action - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Fabio Capello - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Antonio Cabrini - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gaetano Scirea - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of the Soccer Players Savoldi and Pecci - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paolo Pulici in Action - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gigi Riva - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Italian Soccer Teal in the mid-1970s - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Franco Causio in Action - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Everton Football Club by Linda Mcartney - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gianni Rivera in Action - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gianni Rivera - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Copyright by Agenzia Giornalistica Italia.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gianni Rivera - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gianni Rivera - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gianni Rivera - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gianni Rivera - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gianni Rivera - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Gianni Rivera - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph realized in 1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled (Alan in the Barn)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Alan in the Barn), New Hampshire
1975
Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso
Vintage gelatin silver print (Edition of 2)
14 x 11 inches, sheet
This work is offere...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brigitte Bardot Posed with Vintage Car
Located in Austin, TX
Brigitte Bardot Hollywood starlet posed with vintage car, circa 1970.
Brigitte Bardot is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Ballet Bodybuilder
Located in Austin, TX
Actor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger Practicing ballet with a trainer, circa 1976.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American actor, producer, businessman, retired bodybui...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Graham Hill, Paul Newman, Luigi Chinetti, Jr
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition of 25
16 x 20 in., Edition of 25
24 x 36 in., Edition of 25
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portrait of Giuseppe Savoldi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage portrait of soccer player Giuseppe SAvoldi
1970s.
Copyright by Ferrari & Nasalvi.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Paolo Pulici - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph.
1970s.
Copyright by Dufoto.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photo of Aquaria de Esporte Illustrado - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph.
1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
View of the stands of San Siro in 1970s - Vintage Photo
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph.
1970s.
Copyright by Farabola.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Claudio Sala - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph.
1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Eraldo Pecci - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage black and white photograph.
1970s.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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